We are all feeling the financial pinch! Blue Plate Special is a weekly review of bargain apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Nothing over $.99. From the Developer: Tunewiki is the first media player ever to combine music, videos, community and legal lyrics for free! In this document we will guide you through all [...]
New Options While Shopping: Cyclops for iPhone 3GS
One of the great new features of the iPhone 3GS is the auto focus camera. I remember hearing on a podcast months ago that if the camera was improved on the iPhone, bar scan apps would finally work. If you are like me, very seldom do you shop in a brick and mortar store. When [...]
AppMiner Review
We are all feeling the financial pinch! Blue Plate Special is a weekly review of bargain apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Nothing over $.99. From the developer: Overwhelmed by apps? Looking to save money? Looking for just the right app? AppMiner will help you stay on top of the App Store and will [...]
Game Review: Word Tower For iPhone/Touch
From the Developer: Word Tower: A challenging, fast-paced word play game for the iPhone/iTouch What do you get when you mix up Scrabble, Boggle and Tetris and add the flipping, shaking and sliding that only the iPhone/iTouch can do? WORD TOWER! In this one-of-a-kind word game, create words out of stacks of letters before they [...]
Planets Review for iPhone/Touch
Developer Description: Is that dot in the sky a star or a planet? Answer that question with this application. Discover when you can see your favorite planet, and where to look in the sky in relation to the stars. Provides lots of interesting information: location of the sun, moon, and planets in the sky maps [...]
Need A Brain Workout! MindGames2 Review For iPhone/Touch
From the developer: Flex your brain muscles in this challenging test of IQ games and puzzles. Take on over 20 different brain benders that test your perception, memory, and auditory skills. Challenging or frustrating? You decide as you prove your mental prowess. Easy to pick up and with a smooth climb in difficulty over 5 [...]
How Hot Is Your 3GS?
After reports of white iPhones changing color due to heat, Apple has addressed the problem. The reason? The summer heat wave! For what it is worth, my 32GB 3GS does get warm while in heavy use, but I have never experienced what I would say was “hot.”
Wild West Pinball- Blue Plate Special
Developer Description: Welcome to Wild West Pinball – world first professional pinball simulator for the iPhone. With fast 3D graphics and realistic physics this game will blow your mind. All parts of pinball table are real objects and you can see how it works! Western style locations and environment gives you a lot of fun.
Astraware Solitaire Released for iPhone/iPod Touch
Lately it seems that many have focused on the hardcore gaming side of the iPhone platform. With the speed of the new iPhone 3GS I have also been blown away by some of the new titles. Some of these games look stunning on the phone, but sometimes a simple game of solitaire is all that [...]
iPlayMusic Releases Chords for iTunes
A common sight and sound back in my “man cave/guitar room,” is me sitting at my computer desk with iTunes blaring, playing one of my six string beauties. One of my favorite ways to relax is to fire up iTunes, place it on shuffle and see what songs I can play along with on my [...]
Safer Car Seats! Safety 1st Brings New Technology
Nobody realizes a parent’s concern for safety until they have a child of their own. Being the parent of a 4 and soon to be 2 year old, I know this first hand.
Hero of Sparta iPhone Review
From the developer: You wake up alone on an unknown beach – your boat and entire fleet missing… It’s the beginning of an epic odyssey to find out just what game the gods are playing with you, King Argos. Your fate now lies in their hands. Battle like the fierce Spartan warrior you are to [...]
The Weather Channel Review
Description from the developer: Leave it to The Weather Channel, the most trusted brand in weather, to deliver the perfect weather application for your active lifestyle! This highly customizable application has everything you need to stay warm, safe and dry whether you’re heading across the country, across town or across campus. Features: • Location-based conditions [...]
3.0… Going… Going… Gone!
Wednesday evening was enjoyable as I tested out the features of the new iPhone OS 3.0 and walked some friends and family through the process of updating their phone. I went to bed satisfied and had many happy iPhone 3.0 users, thanks to my instructions. My step-mother called me early Thursday morning and said there [...]





















